It's Only Natural: What's in a Name?

By Justin | Jan. 14, 2008 | 2 Comments|post a comment

What's in a name, if the name is "natural"?

Plenty, to the rushed consumer grabbing a box off the grocery shelf. For that person, the words "natural" and "all natural" probably mean they are eating something healthy. Well, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sees things differently. The FDA, which regulates the labeling of all foods and beverages except meat and poultry, has no formal definition for natural or all-natural. Last week, the FDA confirmed, it has no plans to create one any time soon.

For Florida's sugar industry, which uses both terms, that's not good...

See Story@: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/ep...
2008/01/14/c1bz_fdanatural_0114.html

This seems bogus...what do you think?

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January 20, 2008 - 7:57pm — PaulineD

Read the Labels!

Thanks for raising awareness to false claims- I can fall for the same tricks. I regularly shop at Trader Joes, and all of their product names sound so natural and healthy, but its always good to remember to read the labels for ingredients and nutrition information!

January 15, 2008 - 6:42am — hrhwhittier

Free to poison us....

Isn't this like irradiated fruits and vegetables? Don't they just put the sign of the sun on the packaging with no explanation?

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